Welcome to Clarksburg ...

Clarksburg is located in Lewis County<1>.

The location of Clarksburg has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clarksburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Clarksburg is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Clarksburg lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Clarksburg and travel south, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Clarksburg is within the boundaries of the (606) area code.

Communities Also Named Clarksburg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Clarksburg - they are located in California, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri (2), New Jersey, New York, Ohio (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Clarksburg.

Communities near Clarksburg ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Clarksburg.

• West Union
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
  • West Union is located in Adams County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Union <4>
• Manchester
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Manchester is located in Adams County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <4>
• Rome
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
  • Rome is located in Adams County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
• Concord
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • Concord is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
• Buena Vista
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
  • Buena Vista is located in Lewis County
• Rome
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
  • Rome is located in Lawrence County (OH)
• Squirrel Town
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Squirrel Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Town
  • Squirrel Town is located in Adams County (OH)
• Camp Dix
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Dix
  • Camp Dix is located in Lewis County
• Garrison
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garrison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
  • Garrison is located in Lewis County
• Tollesboro
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollesboro
  • Tollesboro is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tollesboro <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Clarksburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Clarksburg.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Clarksburg. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clarksburg.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Clarksburg. See our Newspapers Page for Clarksburg.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clarksburg ...

Looking for more information about Clarksburg? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Clarksburg, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Clarksburg.

Adding Clarksburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Clarksburg in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Clarksburg was on a map titled Map of Kentucky (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clarksburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Clarksburg. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/